*1961 Chevy Impala SS*

[Zippi]

This is the Revell 61 Chevy Impala SS.  Paint was Tamiya TS-44 Brilliant Blue cleared with Tamiya TS-13 clear.  I got half way through on putting the bmf on and it quit sticking.  I finished out what I could with my Molotow chrome pen.  Wheels and tires are out of the Revell 1956 Ford truck kit.  None of the decals were any good.  They would far apart when I would pick them up out of the water.  Far from my best work but turned out ok.   

Edited November 29, 2021 by Zippi

[TransAmMike]

Well it sure looks good to me Buddy??

[espo]

Looks great, I like the color. Cleanly detailed. 

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

Well it sure looks good to me Buddy??

Thanks ol buddy.

[Zippi]

3 minutes ago, espo said:

Looks great, I like the color. Cleanly detailed. 

Thanks Dave.

[happy grumpy]

Looks pretty good from where I sit Bob. BMF will go bad after a while. It either stop sticking or starts cracking all over. Despite that, you did a great job that blue really pops and that 409 sure looks amazing. I like the interior too. Thumbs up Zippi, keep 'em coming.

[AMT68]

The paint and brightwork turned out beautiful. Interior and underhood are very nicely detailed. 

[Zippi]

19 minutes ago, happy grumpy said:

Looks pretty good from where I sit Bob. BMF will go bad after a while. It either stop sticking or starts cracking all over. Despite that, you did a great job that blue really pops and that 409 sure looks amazing. I like the interior too. Thumbs up Zippi, keep 'em coming.

I appreciate it Mario.

[Zippi]

12 minutes ago, AMT68 said:

The paint and brightwork turned out beautiful. Interior and underhood are very nicely detailed. 

Thank you much Tom.

[stinkybritches]

Looks great, Bob. I definitely would not  be embarrassed to have that on my display shelf.

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, stinkybritches said:

Looks great, Bob. I definitely would not  be embarrassed to have that on my display shelf.

Thank you sir, I appreciate the kind words.

Edited November 30, 2021 by Zippi

[papajohn97]

Love bubble tops and this bright blue street machine is a real beauty. Your BMF/Molotow came out really nice. BMF quality has really gone down hill lately and I’m pretty much masking and spraying all the window frames and trim these days. I also have experienced cracking with AMT decals on most their kits, too bad because they look so great out of the box. 
This ‘61 Impala and the ‘62 Bel Air bubble-top are two of my favorite kits, they go together so trouble-free and look so realistic when done. Nice job!

[tbill]

Glad you soldiered on and finished this one, it turned out great! Love the color scheme and the wheels look great on it, well done !

[Safire6]

Very nice Zippy! I have this kit in my stash but I robbed the alternate wheels and tires from it to put on a '66 Chevelle SS that I built for a friend. I have some BMF but so far I've been afraid to try it out so I've been "Molotowing" the trim on all my models. I hope that when I get around to building my '61 that it looks as good as yours!

[bluestringer]

Turned out really nice Bob. Great job. 

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, papajohn97 said:

Love bubble tops and this bright blue street machine is a real beauty. Your BMF/Molotow came out really nice. BMF quality has really gone down hill lately and I’m pretty much masking and spraying all the window frames and trim these days. I also have experienced cracking with AMT decals on most their kits, too bad because they look so great out of the box. 
This ‘61 Impala and the ‘62 Bel Air bubble-top are two of my favorite kits, they go together so trouble-free and look so realistic when done. Nice job!

Thanks John.

[Zippi]

59 minutes ago, tbill said:

Glad you soldiered on and finished this one, it turned out great! Love the color scheme and the wheels look great on it, well done !

Thanks for the feedback Tom.

[Zippi]

58 minutes ago, Safire6 said:

Very nice Zippy! I have this kit in my stash but I robbed the alternate wheels and tires from it to put on a '66 Chevelle SS that I built for a friend. I have some BMF but so far I've been afraid to try it out so I've been "Molotowing" the trim on all my models. I hope that when I get around to building my '61 that it looks as good as yours!

I appreciate it Steve.

[Zippi]

51 minutes ago, bluestringer said:

Turned out really nice Bob. Great job. 

Thanks much James.

[FLHCAHZ]

Looks great!  The foil can be frustrating, I think u did a great job

[Zippi]

Thanks Chaz.  I hate bmf when it won't stick.  Picking my builds now that have minimal chrome trim.

[Smoke Wagon]

Nicely done. Sorry to hear you had decal and BMF trouble. The Foose wheels go good with this one. 

[Olskoolrodder]

Beautiful build, love the color!  

[Zippi]

8 hours ago, Smoke Wagon said:

Nicely done. Sorry to hear you had decal and BMF trouble. The Foose wheels go good with this one. 

Thanks Riley.  It took some work to get those wheel & tires to fit but looks pretty good.

[Zippi]

5 hours ago, Olskoolrodder said:

Beautiful build, love the color!  

Thanks Stephen.